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i am thinking of buying Les Mills Body Pump system. it's a set of videos and free weights. i have taken the Les Mills classes for a long time in the gym, and i absolutely love it. it works each group of muscles, to music, hot great music, each song works another muscle group. the free weight set comes with a bar and 2 five lb weights and 2 ten pound weights to put on the bar. i just loved it so much in class, i'm thinking i would enjoy doing it at home because i don't feel like spending the money on the gym membership right now where they do these particular classes (80/month). it's about $200 for the complete set. http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/les-mills-pump-workout.do

exciting!

we are reading, misty! keep on writing! and thanks.

of course you're not crazy! speak to your doctor, that's what they're there for and that's why they get all that money! if it's an anxiety attack, you will feel better after speaking to the doc. if it's not, they will help you figure it out. when i became diabetic, i realized that to me, low blood sugar feels a lot like an anxiety attack, so don't feel like you're being a pain if you go to your doctor. let us know how you feel later!

I got the results back from the tests I took Friday and Monday, and everything is good. A little fatty deposit on the liver, which the doc says will go away as I continue to follow my pre-op diet. All I have left now is the endoscopy and the colonoscopy, and two more weighins, the last one in the middle of September, before they will send my paperwork to the insurance company for approval. If you read my last post about all the trouble I had during the testing (I have veins (and arteries, it seems) that are difficult to get blood from ), check out this picture, one week later, of my poor arm. I'm a happy girl today.

First, there are many more risks in staying at an unhealthy weight for the rest of your life than there are with having the surgery, right? That's why you decided to pursue it in the first place. Think about the reasons you started this journey. Second, there are some very good (and scary) threads that I have read here in this forum about complications, and I am happy to say that all the ones I read ended up with the people saying they did not regret the surgery, even though it may have taken them longer (in some cases a LOT longer) to heal. I don't see anything wrong with reading them and keeping yourself as educated as possible. Just make sure you read them to the end, which is usually a happy one. Good luck!

Friday I went to the hospital for the bulk of my remaining preop testing. I came out 4 hrs later a blubbering mess. First I had a gallbladder ultrasound. No problem there. Then I needed to have a blood gas done, and they take the blood out of your artery. It took them four tries in two different places to find one on me, and the very first one they did, in my wrist, went so close to a nerve that I literally screamed and almost passed out from the pain. Understand that I am a type 1 diabetic for over 20 years, and am very used to being pricked, and very very good at not moving, and I never scream. The woman finally asked another technician to try, and he got it after two more tries (but he didn't hurt). Then I had to have (I don't remember the exact term) an ultrasound of the veins in my legs to check for clots. I have had this test twice before, and it is uncomfortable for me, but this time? There was a rookie doing the exam on me, and he couldn't handle holding the thingee in the right place on my leg plus looking at the screen to see the picture plus typing with his other hand all at the same time, and therefore he pressed REALLY REALLY HARD into my leg to kind of stick it there so it wouldn't move while he took his time doing everything else. OMG. I was crying by the time he finished my first leg, and almost passed out again (this is SO NOT LIKE ME) in the middle of the second leg, so he finally called someone else in to finish. No problem with her, no pain. OMG I could barely walk out of there. Luckily my sweetheart had dropped me off and picked me up, because I was in no shape to drive, plus all the stress caused my blood sugar to skyrocket and stay there. So I spent the rest of Friday in bed sleeping off the horror of the morning. Saturday I was kind of hung over from blood sugars over 300 all day Friday, and had little energy, but I was feeling better. Until I said something that hit my sweetheart the wrong way. Sunday he moved out. I'm devastated, we've been together for over a year and I thought this was my future. I'm finding it hard to find the courage to go through the surgery alone. I know I WILL... I will do this for me, and get healthy, and instead of frolicking forever with him, I will find someone new to frolic with eventually... but I'm so so very sad and trying not to think about recovering alone. I don't even know who will drive me home from the hospital now. And that's the least of my thoughts, the surgery... this literally knocked the wind right out of me. I made it to work today, but watching him pack up and leave yesterday was the hardest thing I've ever done. Thanks for letting me vent. Onward ho.

I hated the minimed sensor too... as much as I adore my dexcom! So much more accurate, stays in for a week, so much easier to insert... I would totally recommend giving it a try. My boy cat used to wake me when my sugars were off... I miss him too.

i hope your infection disappears quickly, and the back pain along with it! sciatica is what landed me in this situation in the first place... i had an episode from hell that kept me out of work for almost 3 months, and since then, i haven't been able to get back to the gym, barely able to walk from the car to the office, need to have someone do my housework, yada yada, and put on almost 50 lbs on top of my already obese body in 2 years. can't wait for my surgery! just know that it has to get better as you continue to lose weight. right? i mean, i hope that's the truth! try to be positive, try to visualize yourself healing and have a positive attitude, knowing that you WILL heal. i really really believe that this helps. i wear an insulin pump, and back when i first started to, about 20 yrs ago, there wasn't a cool tool to help insert the needle into your belly, i had to stick this huge thing into me, and it always hurt, until i started visualizing my cells moving apart and opening up a space for the needle and welcoming this tool that was helping me stay healthy. i know, i know, it sounds like i'm a crackpot, but i swear the needle just slid in after that. i believe when we're tense our body fights everything we're trying to do. if nothing else, a few minutes of visualizing good health and healing will have a calming effect on you.

lucky me only has to do 4 days of liquid pre-op. my doc always does surgery on tuesday, so i will start it on friday, go through the weekend, and then probably take off monday... cause i plan on sleeping through as much of this liquid diet as i can! good luck, you will do great! keep remembering the reward to come.....

i totally get your last post! i'm the same way, extremely comfortable dealing with the guys in the office, and totally choking on a personal level. everyone above had the right idea. be yourself. make sure you make eye contact, and drop the contact every now and then and then look back into his eyes... don't be afraid to touch him on the arm or, if you're sitting, on the knee, just casually, not aggressively groping lol. i think one text prior to your date telling him how much you're looking forward to seeing him will definitely go over well. most guys really do like women who like them and make the first move, so don't be afraid to show whatever it is you're feeling by telling him you're enjoying his company, or going in for that first kiss of the date. but... all that said? you're going on your third date! he obviously likes you too, or he wouldn't still be there. have a blast!!!

This was such a great thread to read! I hope some of you are still active on this site and will be around to answer questions as they come up. I am a T1 for over 20 yrs, on a pump for almost that long, and will be sleeved some time in October. Thank you all for sharing!

@@Teachamy, have you considered using a Continuous Glucose Monitor? I have been using one for years, and I love it. It beeps me awake if I go out of range, either high or low, and I really sleep better knowing I'm being monitored. Just a thought... I know I will count on mine to help me know when to adjust my insulin dosages post op.

I have nothing valuable to add to this thread, but I am SO GLAD to be reading ANYTHING here by people with T1. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

I am also a t1 on a pump and cgm, and i am expecting to be sleeved some time in october. i am concerned about lows, but not so much since reading all your comments. mostly i am concerned about healing, because i'm definitely a slow healer. did any of you have any conversations with your surgeon about this? do you feel you were on a slower track healing than the other non-pwd on this site?

I hope to be sleeved in October also. So far, I have had all the tests except the endoscopy and colonoscopy. I haven't gotten all the results yet, but I'm expecting to be cleared (always the optimist!). I have 2 more visits with the team, one 8/19 and one 9/23, where they will weigh me (I needed 3 months of supervised weight loss). I'm hoping that they will send my paperwork in for approval after that last appointment. I can't wait to get this done! Looking forward to sharing the journey with you all.

I'm very happy to say that my guy and I have worked it out and he is back home with me again after one night away. Thank you for your good wishes.

if you want a game on your phone that makes you think, and self-limits itself (unless you want to pay), try 7 Words. I'm hooked, but you only get one free game a day.

try adding a little vinegar to your Beans when you cook them. it helps reduce or eliminate the problem.

I want to add my voice to help reassure you, you WILL definitely detox from the less healthy foods you are currently loving so much. I promise that you will find them one day to be sickening in any quantity more than a couple of bites to taste. You will grow to love the foods that support your body's health as you continue to detox. It's inevitable, it's happened to me several times on some diets, and I see it beginning to happen again now slowly on my 3 month pre-op diet. Trust in the process, and remember that something can be different but also still be great! You will enjoy your food after you go through the process. Think of it as part of your healing. I encourage you to experiment with recipes because they are the best way to learn which spices give you the greatest pleasure. I have recently fallen in love with cumin, something I had never tried before... to quote a funny commercial, I put that sh!t on everything!

good for you for stopping at 6!!!!

i have told my daughter and a few close friends that do not interact with many other people in my life due to geography. i haven't told my mother yet, but i will sometime before the surgery, as she will KILL me if i don't tell her i'm having surgery lol, and will do nothing but worry from the day i tell her until the day i come home from the hospital, so she only gets a small window to know before it happens. i am telling the people at work that i am having surgery (not specific at all), and they are not questioning too much because my health has been deteriorating the last two years, with myriad of problems. what will i do after the surgery when the weight (hopefully) falls off? i'm not sure. i'm used to being an advocate of anything i believe in, and have always tried to educate people about my personal choices (breastfeeding, diabetes care, etc). this is different, somehow. i'm just not sure yet. whatever you decide, you will handle it the right way for you.

the only thing i can say is, does it really matter to you how FAST you lose, as long as you lose? i would rather lose a little slower and have the surgery i'm most comfortable with, and you sound like you feel most comfortable with the sleeve. i felt the same way, and that's the way i'm going.

good luck!

good luck!